Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3 2016 live stream (day two)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
The second day of Nintendo’s Treehouse stream will begin in about an hour from now. Expect it to kick off at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 6 PM in the UK / 7 PM in Europe.
Pokemon GO will be kicking off today’s broadcast with a developer Q&A. We’ll also be hearing about a new 3DS RPG apparently, in addition to Mario Party: Star Rush, Paper Mario: Color Splash, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, Dragon Quest VII, Yo-kai Watch 2, Rhythm Heaven Megamix, and Monster Hunter Generations.
You can watch the stream below. If any big stories come in, we’ll have the news up on the site.
Pokken Tournament update files include references to Scizor, Darkrai and Empoleon
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 25 Comments
Pokken Tournament received a new update last night, bringing the game up to version 1.3. Some people have since been poking through the files to see if there’s anything interesting hidden away.
Reddit user BananaMuffinFrenzy did manage to come across some potentially interesting things. First, the inclusion of a “evt_sphit_Scizor” file was found. There were also a few other noteworthy files:
btlseq_en.drp\evt_395_iwakudaki_hit
btlseq_en.drp\evt_491_darkhole_throw_catch
btlseq_en.drp\evt_491_darkpulse_hit
btlseq_en.drp\evt_491_darkpulse_hold_hit
btlseq_en.drp\evt_491_exATK_hit
Empoleon is 395 in the Pokedex, and ”Iwakudaki” is Rock Smash. Darkrai is 491 in the Pokedex, and can use Dark Pulse and Dark Void (Dark Hole in Japanese).
These findings have people speculating about Scizor, Empoleon, and Darkrai being added to Pokken Tournament. It remains to be seen what will actually happen in the future, however.
More: Pokken Tournament, title update, top
Aonuma on Zelda: BotW – Link jumping, art style, Guardians, open world, breaking traditions
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 13 Comments
This information comes from Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma regarding Zelda: Breath of the Wild via a TIME interview…
On letting Link jump manually…
Aonuma: We never really questioned it, we just created a game where there wasn’t a jump function. But we always had an auto-jump. In order to create an environment where we implement an auto-jump function, we had to make sure players always know where to go. We basically created an environment where, say there’s a cliff, a wall, then we created a wider area where users could approach and then auto-jump.
In Breath of the Wild, where you have an environment where things are rounder and rockier, it’s really hard to create that auto-jump function. That meant we had to let it go. We really wanted for Link to climb up things, but it wasn’t fun to create an auto-climb function. By contrast, it was really fun to have Link actually grab on things, and then being able to control that climbing motion. That’s why we needed to introduce jumping, so Link could jump up on things and start climbing.
Back when we were working on this, I wasn’t 100% sure players would be happy with the change, because it’s been such a big part of the franchise for such a long time. But after this E3 experience, I’ve gained confidence it was the right decision.
Scans roundup – Etrian Odyssey V, Story of Seasons, Yo-kai Watch 3, more
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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games Culdcept Revolt, Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Etrian Odyssey V, Puzzle & Dragons X, Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns, Yo-kai Watch 3, and Pokemon Sun/Moon. Scans of each can be found in the gallery below.
Media Create sales (6/6/16 – 6/12/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
New 3DS LL – 21,736
PS4 – 19,573
Vita – 12,312
Wii U – 3,901
New 3DS – 3,029
PS3 – 1,006
3DS – 602
3DS LL – 90
Xbox One – 46
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 23,144
Vita – 13,980
New 3DS LL – 12,286
Wii U – 4,153
New 3DS – 2,877
PS3 – 1,028
3DS – 646
3DS LL – 100
Xbox One – 59
And here are the software charts:
1. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice – 196,831 / NEW
2. [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II – 20,517 / 180,164
3. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes II – 16,712 / 245,173
4. [PS4] Overwatch – 11,829 / 88,653
5. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot – 11,615 / 312,094
6. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes II – 10,027 / 103,144
7. [PS4] Project CARS Perfect Edition – 9,470 / NEW
8. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 5,878 / 792,864
9. [PS4] Mirror’s Edge Catalyst – 5,699 / NEW
10. [WIU] Splatoon – 5,214 / 1,383,099
11. [3DS] Yo-kai Sangokushi – 4,902 / 537,382
12. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 4,115 / 891,834
13. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 3,925 / 140,878
14. [PS4] Uncharted 4 – 3,590 / 170,251
15. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 3,486 / 154,877
16. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 3,261 / 170,558
17. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 – 3,142 / 92,721
18. [PS4] Grand Ages: Medieval – 3,061 / NEW
19. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (4,990 Yen Version) – 2,928 / 117,724
20. [PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator – 2,851 / 26,671
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales, top
Mario Party: Star Rush, Paper Mario: Color Splash, new Super Mario amiibo out on Oct. 7 (Europe)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Yesterday, Nintendo announced Mario Party: Star Rush and upcoming Super Mario amiibo as well as a release date for Paper Mario: Color Splash. We now have dates for all three in Europe. All of these products are actually launching on the same day: October 7.
Smash Bros. Wii U / 3DS discounted on the European eShop
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Over in Europe, Nintendo is holding a sale on Super Smash Bros. for both Wii U and 3DS. The discount is 35 percent off, but those with a Nintendo Account can bring that up to 41 percent.
Here’s the rundown from Nintendo:
In addition, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U is 35% off on Nintendo eShop until 23:59 UK time on 21st June, and users with a Nintendo Account who have subscribed to Nintendo’s promotional emails at the moment of purchase can get an additional 10% “Just for You” discount on the reduced price, for a 41% discount in total.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild fact sheet
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 6 Comments
Nintendo’s E3 2016 website contains a special page for Zelda: Breath of the Wild, including a fact sheet. We’ve gone ahead and attached that below.
STEP INTO A WORLD OF ADVENTURE
Forget everything you know about The Legend of Zelda games. Step into a world of discovery, exploration and adventure in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a boundary-breaking new game in the acclaimed series. Travel across fields, through forests and to mountain peaks as you discover what has become of the ruined kingdom of Hyrule in this stunning open-air adventure.
Features:
Explore the wilds of Hyrule any way you like – Climb up towers and mountain peaks in search of new destinations, then set your own path to get there and plunge into the wilderness. Along the way, you’ll battle towering enemies, hunt wild beasts and gather ingredients for the food and elixirs you’ll need to sustain you on your journey.
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild demo booth intro video
Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendaan has provided some off-screen footage of the demo booth opening for Zelda players at E3. Though the video is short, it shows off many of the controls for the game. Check it out below!
Players can go straight to the final boss in Breath of the Wild
Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in News, Switch, Wii U | 54 Comments
Seems that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be truly open to players. According to Eiji Aonuma, in an interview with Polygon, players can skip the story and even go straight to the final boss if they go the right way.
“Users may not actually get the full story depending on how they play this game and how they strategize and solve puzzles. Users are able to go to the very end goal without revealing why Link woke up the way he did and where he did. Whether you want to reveal the storyline and find out why Link woke up, or you want to just go straight to the goal, that’s an option totally up to the user […] Anybody who can go straight to the goal without doing anything else — there’s two possibilities. Either they’re a really good gamer, or they could be somebody that’s a little bit crazy. But it’s not impossible. I created the game like that.”
Though Aonuma suggested that this was not the best or natural way to play, he also suggested the game would be good for players to race each other in.
